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Verse 1

The sons of Judah were Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.

The sons of Judah; Pharez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal.

Verse 2

Reaiah, the son of Shobal, fathered Jahath; and Jahath fathered Ahumai and Lahad. These were the families of the Zorathites.

And Reaiah the son of Shobal begat Jahath; and Jahath begat Ahumai, and Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites.

Verse 3

These were the descendants of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash; and their sister was named Hazelelponi.

And these were of the father of Etam; Jezreel, and Ishma, and Idbash: and the name of their sister was Hazelelponi:

Verse 4

Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer was the father of Hushah. These were the descendants of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah, the father of Bethlehem.

And Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah, the father of Bethlehem.

Verse 5

Ashhur, the father of Tekoa, had two wives: Helah and Naarah.

And Ashur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.

Verse 6

Naarah bore him Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari; these were the descendants of Naarah.

And Naarah bare him Ahuzam, and Hepher, and Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah.

Verse 7

The sons of Helah were Zereth, Zohar, and Ethnan.

And the sons of Helah were, Zereth, and Jezoar, and Ethnan.

Verse 8

Koz fathered Anub, Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel, the son of Harum.

And Coz begat Anub, and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum.

Verse 9

Jabez was more honorable than his brothers, and his mother named him Jabez, saying, 'Because I bore him in pain.'

And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow.

Verse 10

Jabez called upon the God of Israel, saying, 'Oh, that You would bless me indeed and enlarge my territory! Let Your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain.' And God granted his request.

And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested.

Verse 11

Chelub, the brother of Shuhah, fathered Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.

And Chelub the brother of Shuah begat Mehir, which was the father of Eshton.

Verse 12

Eshton fathered Beth-Rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah, the father of Ir-Nahash. These were the men of Recah.

And Eshton begat Bethrapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Irnahash. These are the men of Rechah.

Verse 13

The sons of Kenaz were Othniel and Seraiah, and the sons of Othniel were Hathath.

And the sons of Kenaz; Othniel, and Seraiah: and the sons of Othniel; Hathath.

Verse 14

Meonothai fathered Ophrah, and Seraiah fathered Joab, the father of Ge-Harashim, for they were craftsmen.

And Meonothai begat Ophrah: and Seraiah begat Joab, the father of the valley of Charashim; for they were craftsmen.

Verse 15

The sons of Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, were Iru, Elah, and Naam; and the son of Elah was Kenaz.

And the sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh; Iru, Elah, and Naam: and the sons of Elah, even Kenaz.

Verse 16

The sons of Jehallelel were Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.

And the sons of Jehaleleel; Ziph, and Ziphah, Tiria, and Asareel.

Verse 17

The sons of Ezrah were Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon; and Mered's wife bore Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah, the father of Eshtemoa.

And the sons of Ezra were, Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon: and she bare Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.

Verse 18

Mered’s wife, the Jewess, gave birth to Jered, the father of Gedor, Heber, the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel, the father of Zanoah. These were the sons of Bithiah, daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered married.

And his wife Jehudijah bare Jered the father of Gedor, and Heber the father of Socho, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. And these are the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, which Mered took.

Verse 19

The sons of Hodiah's wife, the sister of Naham, were the father of Keilah the Garmite and Eshtemoa the Maachathite.

And the sons of his wife Hodiah the sister of Naham, the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maachathite.

Verse 20

The sons of Shimon were Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-Hanan, and Tilon. The sons of Ishi were Zoheth and Ben-Zoheth.

And the sons of Shimon were, Amnon, and Rinnah, Benhanan, and Tilon. And the sons of Ishi were, Zoheth, and Benzoheth.

Verse 21

The sons of Shelah, the son of Judah, were Er, the father of Lecah; Laadah, the father of Mareshah; and the families of the house of linen workers at Beth-Ashbea.

The sons of Shelah the son of Judah were, Er the father of Lecah, and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of them that wrought fine linen, of the house of Ashbea,

Verse 22

Jokim, the men of Chozeba, Joash, and Saraph, ruled in Moab and returned to Lehem. These records are ancient.

And Jokim, and the men of Chozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who had the dominion in Moab, and Jashubilehem. And these are ancient things.

Verse 23

These were the potters who lived at Netaim and Gederah. They lived there along with the king for his work.

These were the potters, and those that dwelt among plants and hedges: there they dwelt with the king for his work.

Verse 24

The sons of Simeon were Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul.

The sons of Simeon were, Nemuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul:

Verse 25

The son of Shaul was Shallum, his son Mibsam, and his son Mishma.

Shallum his son, Mibsam his son, Mishma his son.

Verse 26

The sons of Mishma were Hammuel, his son Zaccur, and his son Shimei.

And the sons of Mishma; Hamuel his son, Zacchur his son, Shimei his son.

Verse 27

Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters, but his brothers did not have many children, and their families did not grow as large as the sons of Judah.

And Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brethren had not many children, neither did all their family multiply, like to the children of Judah.

Verse 28

They lived in Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar-Shual,

And they dwelt at Beersheba, and Moladah, and Hazarshual,

Verse 29

Bilhah, Ezem, and Tolad,

And at Bilhah, and at Ezem, and at Tolad,

Verse 30

Bethuel, Hormah, and Ziklag,

And at Bethuel, and at Hormah, and at Ziklag,

Verse 31

Beth-Marcaboth, Hazar-Susim, Beth-Biri, and Shaaraim. These were their cities until the reign of David.

And at Bethmarcaboth, and Hazarsusim, and at Bethbirei, and at Shaaraim. These were their cities unto the reign of David.

Verse 32

Their villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan—five cities in total.

And their villages were, Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities:

Verse 33

All their villages that surrounded these cities extended to Baal. These were their settled territories, and they kept their genealogical records.

And all their villages that were round about the same cities, unto Baal. These were their habitations, and their genealogy.

Verse 34

Meshobab, Jamlech, and Joshah, the son of Amaziah,

And Meshobab, and Jamlech, and Joshah the son of Amaziah,

Verse 35

Joel, Jehu, the son of Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel,

And Joel, and Jehu the son of Josibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel,

Verse 36

Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, and Benaiah,

And Elioenai, and Jaakobah, and Jeshohaiah, and Asaiah, and Adiel, and Jesimiel, and Benaiah,

Verse 37

Ziza, the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah,

And Ziza the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah;

Verse 38

These mentioned by name were leaders of their clans, and their families increased greatly in number.

These mentioned by their names were princes in their families: and the house of their fathers increased greatly.

Verse 39

They went to the entrance of Gedor, to the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.

And they went to the entrance of Gedor, even unto the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.

Verse 40

They found rich and good pasture, and the land was spacious, quiet, and peaceful, for the former inhabitants there were from the descendants of Ham.

And they found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceable; for they of Ham had dwelt there of old.

Verse 41

These, recorded by name, came during the days of Hezekiah king of Judah. They attacked the tents of the Meunites who were found there and completely destroyed them, as is still the case today. Then they settled in their place because there was pasture there for their flocks.

And these written by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and smote their tents, and the habitations that were found there, and destroyed them utterly unto this day, and dwelt in their rooms: because there was pasture there for their flocks.

Verse 42

Some of the sons of Simeon, five hundred men, went to Mount Seir. Their leaders were Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi.

And some of them, even of the sons of Simeon, five hundred men, went to mount Seir, having for their captains Pelatiah, and Neariah, and Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi.

Verse 43

They struck down the remnant of the Amalekites who had escaped, and they have lived there to this day.

And they smote the rest of the Amalekites that were escaped, and dwelt there unto this day.

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